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Thomas Barrow (Rob James-Collier) is our favorite downstairs diva. As Downton Abbey’s under-butler, Thomas takes great pride in the family he serves, but that doesn’t mean he won’t talk behind their backs! Constantly at war with at least one fellow staff member (and it’s typically his frenemy Sarah O’Brien [Siobhan Finneran]), Thomas doesn’t let anyone get close.

He’s been burned before; as a gay man living in turn of the 20th century England, Thomas can’t exactly be open about his life. Prison (or worse) would be the punishment. His previous attempts at love —...

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Is Rob James-Collier's Downton Abbey character Thomas Barrow heading to jail?

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Abbeying it all off: Rob's shaved his head
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Actor Rob James-Collier appeared at a Downton Abbey publicity event in America this week with a shaven head.

It sparked speculation that his character, butler Thomas Barrow, could be locked up in the new fourth series of the ITV1 period drama.

A source said: “Rob has either been sent to prison or has been written out of the show. His hair won’t grow back by the time the next series starts filming.”

In the third series, Barrow kissed a new footman, named James.

The incident was the talk of ‘downstairs’, leading to fears at one point he could go to prison as homosexual acts were illegal in Britain in the 1920s.

However Rob, 36, has also been tipped to play the lead in a new BBC adaptation of Poldark due to start filming later this year.

Asked about the Downton Abbey plans, a show spokesman said: “We do not discuss storylines.”